WAP-4 and Variants
Photos of the crack train specialist of IR. Included are photos of WAP-4E and other variants.
The 2952 Rajdhani to Mumbai is headed by a surprise loco. The 'Rajhansa' 22540 from Vadodara. This loco is normally reserved for Mail \ Express links and this is perhaps the first time it is hauling the Rajdhani. There was major trouble in building brake
Fresh Santragachi WAP-4 22637 entering to Asansol Jn. for its new assignment.
A bevy of WAP-4s keep a WAP-7 company at the Howrah Electric Loco Shed. There was another WAP-7 present too. Howrah, West Bengal, 2005-10-16. Samit Roychoudhury.
Santragachhi based WAP-4 # 22365 hauls an express out of Howrah station. Howrah, West Bengal, 2005-10-16. Samit Roychoudhury.
On the occasion of "Ayudha Puja" AJJ dressed up one of its fine beasts. SBC, 11-10-05. Rohit Mohan.
CNB WAP 4 #22571 with the gomti express. GZB, 10/10/1005. Siddhartha Ganesh.
Nighthawk !!! #22551 from Kanpur gets ready to haul an overnight service. Lucknow Jn., 2005-10-07. Shashanka Nanda.
WAP1 #22034 alongside WAP4 #22571 head a group of locos allocated for evening duties. Lucknow Jn., 2005-10-07. Shashanka Nanda.
Nightshot of Lallaguda WAP-4 #22202. Chennai, Sep 2005. By Karthik N.
ED WAP #22391 reversing to get attached to the GT express. NDLS. August 7.
BRC WAP 4 #22540 also know as RAJHANSA gets ready to departh ndls with the paschim express. Siddhartha Ganesh.
WAP 4 traffic at the south end of the trip shed. NDLS, 07-08-2005. Siddhartha Ganesh.
Erode WAP4 22261 rests easy after hauling the Chennai bound Vaigai express from Trichy. Chennai Egmore, Aug 5th, 2005. Prasanna Padmanabhan.
BRC s WAp4e 22562 with a single windscreen, starts for Bandra with the Paschim Exp. NDLS, 4/8. Sriskandh.
ED WAP4 22543 arrives with the Kerala Exp. NDLS, 4/8. Sriskandh.
There were a range of locos in the trip shed that included P4s,P7s,P5s, a Bsl Wag5 and 2 Wdm2 s(not seen in photo). NDLS, 4/8. Sriskandh.
ED WAP 4 22256 takes some rest after having brought in the Grand Trunk in the morning. Also seen are a P5, CNB P4-22266. The Mumbai Rajdhani s LHB rake is being shunted towards platform 12. NDLS, 4/8. Sriskandh.
This loco is a WAP-4 with a new type of cab layout which is based on the cab layout of the WAP-5/7.The new WAP-4s are all being provided with such cabs. Surat, June 2005. Khalid Kagzi.
Bogie of the WAP-4 #22394 (at the time hauling the Surat-Jamnagar Intercity Exp.). Surat, June 2005. Khalid Kagzi.
Its finally here! The first WAP4 from Bhusawal shed, 22628, is set to do its testing run with the Nagpur Amla Passenger. I can see a few CR fans bringing out the champagne ;-). Nagpur Station, 2005-07-26. Alok Patel.
Kanpur WAP #22534 switches back, having brought in the 4201 Express from Lucknow. This train has recently been extended, it used to terminate earlier at Agra Cantt. Mathura, 2004-07-25. Shashanka
22587 reverses to move into the washing lines to get attached to the Patna Rajdhani. NDLS, 10/2/2005. Akshay.
LGD WAP-4 22581 proceeds to take charge of the AP Express. LGD has been stencilled rather hastily over Kanpur above the buffer. NDLS, 29/4/2005. Akshay.
15000hp in line! A line-up of WAP-4s the likes of which cannot be seen in many places. To the left all are ED WA-4s while AJJ WAP-4 #22626 gets a pit line exclusively for itself. Basin Bridge AC Loco Trip Shed, 2005-07-24. Gautam.
And the stork brought another ... AJJ's shiny new baby, WAP-4 #22626, is factory-fresh and has been commissioned barely a week ago! The inaugural break-in run is scheduled for this (2005-07-25) afternoon with the MAS-GDR Passenger. Basin Bridge AC Loco Tr
Lallaguda (LGD) WAP 4 22205 wears a haggered look, standing at the trip shed. Hazrat Nizamuddin, 28/6. Sriskandh.
WAP 4# 22343 and 22512 stationed at HYB trip shed. 22512 late left with Charminar exp. Hyderabad, 2nd July 2005. Shailesh Jasani.